Moistureproof scribable sheet, tag, and the like



May 25 1926. I 1,586,433

0. T. WlTTSTElN MOI STUREPROOF SCRIBABLE SHEET, TAG, AND THE LIKE FiledFeb. 4. 1924 t? WITNESSES IN VENTOR Gfizgrles I W'iilsieim A; I 2ATTORNEYS till Patented May 25, 1926.

CHARLES T. WIT'IS'IEIN, QF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MOISTUREPROOF SCRIBABLE SHEET, TAG, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed. February 4, 924. Serial No. 690,583.

This invention relates to improvements in tags and particularly to animproved moisture-proof scribable tag and has for an ob-' ject toprovide a construction which may a have any desired configuration andwhich may have writing or other information applied thereto by removingpart of the tag through the use of a stylus or other instrument.

Another object .of the invention is to provide a tag which is formedwith a base of a given material and covered with a substance which maybe readily penetrated and removed by the use of a stylus or similar instrument whereby writing or other information may be applied to the tag.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a plan View of'a sheet ofmaterial especially prepared with openings showing two tags cuttherefrom, the structure disclosing'certain features of the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a tag constructed according to the presentinvention.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified form oftag.

Figure d is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a further modifiedform of tag.

Figure is a view similar to Figure 4 but ll showing a slightly modifiedform of the invention. ,7

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view through Figure 2, approximatelyon line Fi ure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 but s owing a modifiedconstruction.

In forming a moisture-proof tag according to the present invention, asheet 1 of some desired substance is provided which has a certaindistinctive color and said sheet is coated with a substance 2 which maybe removed bya stylus. or other instrument whereby the base material 3may be seen therethrough. As an example, the base material 3 may bemetal, such as aluminum, and the covering 2 may be a suitable substance,as for instance, enamel. If preferred, the base 3 could be celluloid, asfor instance, white celluloid, and the covering substance 2 could bewater-proof ink or a coating of celluloid of a different color from thebase 3. The sheet 1 may be made of any desired size, as for instance, aconvenient size for stamping the desired tags therefrom as illustratedparticularly in Figures 1 and 2.

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In Figure 1, it will be noted that the openings 4 show where tagssimilar to that illustrated in Figure 2 have been removed. After thebase has been provided with its coating, the tags are stamped, cut orotherwise formed from the sheet 2 into the desired shape. hen formed asshown in Figure 2,. suitable apertures 5 are provided. In this form ofthe invention, large end sec tions 6 and 7 are presented with arestricted connecting neck 8. In the structure shown in Figure 3, thesections 6 and 7 are almost as large as the neck 8 while in Figure 4,the large end 9 is provided with an aperture 10 co-acting with theaperture 11 and with a comparatively long neck 12.

In Figure 5, a structure is shown similar to Figure 4: except that theneck 12 is much shorter. It will thus be seen from the sheet 1, thatdifferent forms of tags may be constructed without departing from thespirit of the invention. When a tag for instance, has been stamped fromsheet 1 into the desired shape, it may be of the shape shown in Figures2 and 6. When this tag is to be used, it may be applied to an article ofjewelry or other article in any desired manner and either before orafter it is applied, a stylus may be used to remove part of the coating2 so as to expose the base 3 which is of a different color. In using thestylus, the coating '2 is merely removed along certain lines to producenumbers or other configurations for indicating the value of the article,cost price and other information. It will be understood that the entirecoating is not removed but merely a small part to provide the desiredconfiguration as indicated by the configuration 13.

In Figure 7 will be seen a slightly modified structure in which there isnot only a coating 2 provided on the base 3 but a coating 14 is providedon the rear face of the base 3 so that the front and rear will presentthe same structure though the coatings a might be of different colors.In any event, the coatings must be of a different color from the base 3so that when a stylus is used thereon, the base 3 may be readilyobserved through the groove provided bythe stylus.

It will, of course, be evident that the sheet 1 might be coated by anysuitable process either on one side or both sides for forming either thestructure shown in Figure 6 or that shown in Figure 7. Preferably thelid coating 2 or the coating 14 is such that will resist the action ofwaterand also certain other fluids whereby when the jewelry is cleaned,the tag may also be cleaned without any injury thereto. It will also benoted that not only the. tag shown in the drawing may be made but otherforms of tags without in any Way departing from the spirit of theinvention.

By reason of the construction specified. a substantially non-soilabletag is provided d one which when discolored, may be meeaaa easily andreadily cleaned at the same time that the jewelry is cleaned.

What I claim is:

A scribable sheet, comprising a base of a given color, and a. coating oneach face of a different color, said coatings being capable of beingremoved by a stylus whereby upon the use of a stylus grooves may beformed in the coatings for exposing the base therebeneath.

CHARLES T. "WITTSTEIN.

